Pros
Epson are an amazing employer to work for. Although it is a massive corporate brand, it has a real family friendly atmosphere. The people who work at Epson really are the best and care about the work and the colleagues. Epson treat their staff really well. There is an onsite canteen which provides a range of hot meals, salads, sandwiches and desserts. There are also regular events across the year. During COVID, Epson did not furlough anyone, they really look after their employees for the long term. There was a trial of agile working during 2022. From January 2023, it has been announced that everyone will have to be in the office for six days per month (2 fixed days per month where the whole team is in, plus 1 day per week which the employee can choose each week). The pension scheme is excellent and the benefits are great.
Cons
The organisation works across EMEA and your manager can sometimes be in a different country, therefore sometimes it takes time to get things approved, some managers may rely on their own country experience, so you need to culturally aware. There is a high degree of compliance in the company as the company has to comply with JSox legislation (Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley) - again this sometimes slows things down.
